Hot-summer humid continental

High Bridge, New Jersey

Hunterdon County, New Jersey · Population 3.6k · 325 ft elevation

Living in High Bridge

High Bridge has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 86°F) and cold winters (January lows around 20°F).

Precipitation is very wet at about 51″ a year, and it gets light snow (27″ a season).

Skies are sunny (60% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 36 muggy days a year.

Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 41, with about 3 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.

High Bridge at a glance

Population
3.6k
Elevation
325 ft
Average daily high
63°F35th percentile
Average daily low
41°F25th percentile
Annual precipitation
51″78th percentile
Annual snowfall
27″67th percentile
Sunshine hours per year
2,706 hrs41th percentile
Median AQI
4144th percentile
Median home value
$299k58th percentile
Median rent
$1,747/mo78th percentile
Median household income
$116k83th percentile
Property tax rate
3.31%100th percentile
Top state income-tax rate
10.8%
Sales tax (state + local)
6.6%
Unemployment rate
5.8%
Homes with broadband
96%82th percentile
Walkability index
8.854th percentile
Average commute
36 min
Math proficiency (8th grade)
65%79th percentile
Reading proficiency (8th grade)
75%
Violent crime rate
55 per 100k16th percentile
Property crime rate
496 per 100k
Overall natural-hazard risk
7932th percentile
Outdoor access
7978th percentile
Public land within 10 miles
9%
Public land within 30 miles
10%
Mountain relief within 30 miles
919 ft

Climate by month

Average monthly weather in High Bridge, New Jersey
MonthHighLowPrecipitationSnowSunshine
Jan38°F20°F3.9″6.2″160 hrs
Feb41°F22°F3.1″9.4″172 hrs
Mar49°F29°F4.5″5.7″204 hrs
Apr62°F39°F4.1″0.9″233 hrs
May72°F48°F4.3″—258 hrs
Jun81°F58°F4.8″—293 hrs
Jul86°F63°F4.9″—325 hrs
Aug84°F61°F4.2″—291 hrs
Sep77°F54°F4.4″—246 hrs
Oct65°F42°F4.5″—198 hrs
Nov53°F33°F3.5″0.4″177 hrs
Dec43°F26°F4.7″4.5″149 hrs

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Sources: NOAA climate normals, NASA POWER, EPA air quality, U.S. Census Bureau, FEMA, FBI, EPA walkability and EDFacts. Methodology